The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Sawbridgeworth
Bound for the Derby at Epsom, starting in Sawbridgeworth. Allow 1 hour 11 minutes via the M11, M25 and A282, before event traffic. Dates for 2027: 4–5 June 2027. Cash is not accepted on the racecourse except for betting with bookmakers. The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road. Among Sawbridgeworth's listed buildings is Parish Church of Great St Mary's (Grade I). Sawbridgeworth sits in Hertfordshire. Some 8,700 people call Sawbridgeworth home.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Sawbridgeworth. Set-down at Epsom Downs Racecourse is where the organisers direct private cars. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Home to Sawbridgeworth is 1 hour 12 minutes once the event traffic clears. From the Oxford base, Sawbridgeworth is 88.2 miles and 1 hour 31 minutes via the A40 and M40.
- Sawbridgeworth to Epsom Downs Racecourse1 hr 11 min, 64.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Sawbridgeworth1 hr 12 min, 64.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Cash is not accepted on the racecourse except for betting with bookmakers.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukParish Church of Great St Mary's, in central Sawbridgeworth, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSawbridgeworth is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgSawbridgeworth had about 8,700 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukEpsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Epsom Downs Racecourse from Sawbridgeworth?
64.9 miles via the M11, M25 and A282: 1 hour 11 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
Is there a dress code at the Derby at Epsom?
A dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 88.2 miles from Sawbridgeworth; it is in place before your collection time.
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